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adjective · 2 syllables · /'næs.ti/

NASTY

What does "NASTY" mean?

Highly unpleasant, offensive, or spiteful.

Meanings

  1. Disgusting or repugnant to the senses. A nasty smell drifted up from the drain.
  2. Mean, malicious, or spiteful in behavior. She left a nasty comment and logged off.
  3. Serious, dangerous, or damaging. He took a nasty fall on the ice.
  4. Impressively skillful or formidable (slang). That crossover was nasty - he broke two defenders. informal

Word origin

Of uncertain origin, recorded from the late 14th century; possibly from Old French 'nastre', 'mean, niggardly', or related to Dutch 'nestig', 'dirty'.

Remember it

NASTY shares its first four letters with NASTI-ness; picture the 'NAS' as a sneer curling up.

A little poem

The word can sneer, can sicken, or can praise-
one syllable that cuts a hundred ways.

couplet

Wordplay

  • That dunk was nasty - in the good way the smell never is.

What it teaches

The same word that means cruel can mean brilliant - tone, not spelling, decides which.

Quick facts

What does NASTY mean?

Highly unpleasant, offensive, or spiteful.

Is NASTY a valid word?

Yes — NASTY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is NASTY?

NASTY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

Where does NASTY come from?

Of uncertain origin, recorded from the late 14th century; possibly from Old French 'nastre', 'mean, niggardly', or related to Dutch 'nestig', 'dirty'.

What can NASTY teach us?

The same word that means cruel can mean brilliant - tone, not spelling, decides which.

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